Exploring Illustrative Mathematics Grade 6 Unit 8 Lesson 7

Which of the following is NOT a statistical question?

• Which age group is the largest part of Alaska's population?

• At what age do Alaska residents retire?

• What is the age difference between the youngest and oldest Alaskan?

• At what age can Alaskans vote?

What is the first step in creating a histogram for earthworm lengths?

• Drawing line segments for each length

• Labeling the histogram

• Estimating the typical length

• Creating a frequency table

What is a typical length for the 25 measured earthworms based on the histogram?

• 40 millimeters

• 50 millimeters

• 20 millimeters

• 30 millimeters

How does changing the bin size affect the appearance of a histogram?

• It can make the data appear more spread out

• It makes the histogram taller

• It changes the color of the histogram

• It does not change the appearance

Which histogram likely represents the height distribution of basketball players?

• The one with a smaller spread of heights

• The one with heights centered around 80 inches

• The one with heights centered around 70 inches

• The one with most heights under 60 inches

What does the center of a histogram represent?

• The highest value in the data set

• The average value of the data set

• The most frequent value in the data set

• The middle value of the data set

What is crucial to consider before creating a histogram?

• The number of questions to follow

• The color scheme

• The smallest and largest values

• The title of the histogram

How many dimes does Jada have if she has more than 30 cents but less than a dollar?

• Between 3 and 10 dimes

• Between 4 and 9 dimes

• Exactly 5 dimes

• More than 10 dimes

Which group of students sent more text messages based on the histograms?

• Sixth grade students

• Seventh grade students

• Both sent the same amount

• Cannot be determined from the histograms

What is the purpose of a histogram?

• To illustrate the exact values of a data set

• To display the distribution of a data set

• To compare two different data sets

• To show the sequence of events